Players using others players bats or other equipment

[suave1477]

Cohiba thats not Manny, thats my Mom lol lol she put on a few pounds but man can she swing a bat lol lol
Thanks for find that picture of her I was wondering where it went lol lol

[kylehess10]

Just found this one today......Preston Wilson using Juan Encarnacion's bat on 9/13/06

[metsbats]

Here's a photo of Mike Piazza during a Jose Canseco model Mizuno bat.

-David

[godwulf]

No photos to post, but a couple of funny stories.

I had several of Jay Bell's bats, both DBacks and Pirates, for him to sign a few years back, and one of the Pirates bats had '18' written on the knob and barrel end. I asked Jay why, as I knew he'd always worn either '3' or '33', and he said, "Van Slyke". "Andy Van Slyke?" "Yeah. He used to take my bats and put his number on them." If the opportunity ever presents itself, I'd like to get Van Slyke to sign the bat, too.

I picked up a bat from a clubhouse guy down in Tucson, at the DBacks' ST facility a few years ago. Tony Womack had borrowed the team's then-First Base coach's fungo bat for bp, and had put a small crack in it, right on the label, and then returned it. So the coach took a black sharpie, and inscribed the bat, "To Tony Dickhead. Happy Fungo Hitting! Robin Yount". It's a nice sig, too, and definitely a unique inscription.

[gameused]

Johnny Damon with a Trot Nixon Rawlings bat during BP 2005

[grandpahoo]

I bought a Brady Anderson game-used bat several years ago. A year or so ago, I went to a signing to have him autograph it. He held it up, looked at the bat marks, and said "Someone must have borrowed this...the ball marks look like someone who's right-handed was using it." I'm still not sure if he was jerking me around. But if someone else DID use it, I'll just assume it was Ripken.

[pictureman]

I have a slide from 2001 of Miguel Tejada using Tony Bautista's glove.

[gameused]

David Ortiz on deck with Jason Varitek bat. Teks number 33 on the end of knob.

Bobby

[zookerman182]

on getty theres a picture of prince fielder using bill halls bat. It has hall's tape job and handle and everything. In one shot you can see the barrel and clearly see its not prince's signature model.

[harpt]

Prince has been using Joe Dillion's bats lately too. He used to use Carlos Lee's bats also.

Prince has used everybody's bat at one time or another. I don't think he even looks before he leaves the dugout...just grabs which ever bat is closest.